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HAMACHI Question (How to connect MAC to a XP pc)

Discussion in 'Networking (Hardware & Software)' started by m3ow, 2008/12/26.

  1. 2008/12/26
    m3ow

    m3ow Inactive Thread Starter

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    reffering to the topic.

    Now, my office is using pc running XP sp3. While my sister using a laptop Mac Air. She usually work in outstation and need to extract some files from this office network pc.

    I read about Hamachi and tried and have no freaking idea what izit about. I know the application capabilities, but no idea how to fix it.

    It would be delighted if someone could show me step by step how to setup this networking.

    Thanks in advance...

    m3ow
     
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  2. 2008/12/26
    TonyT

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    The MAC version must be installed manually and there is no graphical interface, the interface is like the Windows command prompt. You'd be better off with something like the built in Remote Desktop program in XP. Microsoft has a MAC download that interfaces with it.
    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.mspx
    http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desktop/default.mspx


    LogMeIn Hamachi:
    Windows:
    LogMeIn Hamachi is supported by Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista computers.
    MAC
    This is a fairly rudimentary version of Hamachi for OS X. It is a console package (no pretty GUI), it requires manual installation and depends on tunneling drivers by Mattias Nissler. See the README file for details.
     
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  4. 2008/12/27
    m3ow

    m3ow Inactive Thread Starter

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    woW, TONY..... good advice for the remote desktop thingy.
    give me 2 days time... will try it soon.

    and can the remote desktop xp use for gaming too?
    Like i connect to few of my friends pc and play?
     
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  5. 2008/12/29
    ReggieB

    ReggieB Inactive Alumni

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    Depends on the game - graphic won't be fast enough for most graphic heavy games. Half-life no, Solitaire would be fine.
     
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  6. 2008/12/30
    m3ow

    m3ow Inactive Thread Starter

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    lolx, solitaire? wonders who play solitaire in multiplayer -.- "
     
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  7. 2009/01/03
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    Hearts!
     
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  8. 2009/01/05
    m3ow

    m3ow Inactive Thread Starter

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    oh... understand now reggieB...
    so could choose player to play with...
    smart! ^^
     
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